Let It All Out | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | February 1966 | |||
Recorded | March 1964 – October 1965 | |||
Length | 37:03 | |||
Label | Philips | |||
Producer | Hal Mooney | |||
Nina Simone chronology | ||||
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Review scores | |
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [1] |
Pitchfork Media | 8.5/10[2] |
Record Mirror | [3] |
Tom Hull | B+[4] |
Let It All Out is an album by Nina Simone, released by Philips Records in February 1966.[1][5][6]
The song "Chauffeur" is an adaptation of Memphis Minnie's "Me and My Chauffeur Blues" (1941), which Simone first heard Big Mama Thornton sing.[7] Thornton released her version as "Me and My Chauffeur" on the B-side of her "Before Day" single on James Moore's Sharp label in 1964.[8] Simone's version is credited to Andy Stroud, her husband and manager at the time, who adapted it and "Nearer Blessed Lord" for her.[7]
"Images", sung a cappella by Simone, is based on a poem by Waring Cuney.[1][7]
A haunting song called "Images" stood out on Nina's latest album, Let It All Out, which was released in February.